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FAMILY TORREJON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Torrejon.

Genealogy of family Torrejon, origin of Torrejon, provenance of the family name Torrejon.

History and meaning for Torrejon.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Torrejon.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Torrejon.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Torrejon:

1) The origin of the family name Torrejon.

2) The meaning of the family name Torrejon.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Torrejon.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Torrejon.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Torrejon has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

It is known that the Torrejon have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Asturias (Spain).

* Estremadura (Spain).

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Torrejon:

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Heraldica de los apellidos asturianos, by Francisco Sarandeses.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Nobiliario de Extremadura, by Adolfo Barredo de Valenzuela y Arrojo, and Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Torrejon appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Torrejon. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Torrejon.

The history and heraldry of the family name Torrejon appears in the book "Heraldica de los apellidos asturianos" by Francisco Sarandeses Perez. Here the lineage Torrejon It is found together with its heraldry in Asturias. This book is the fruit of more than 10 years of tireless work, of many excursions throughout the Asturian geography, crossing valleys, mountains, hamlets, places, villages, towns and cities, searching and searching in the most isolated corners that house that had a shield on its facade, like those of the lineage of the family name Torrejon, which led him to possess a formidable photographic archive on Asturian heraldry. It is a must for all those who want to undertake the study of Asturian heraldry. The heraldry and history of the name Torrejon appears here very well documented.

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Torrejon has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Torrejon and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Torrejon have some different spelling.

One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.

Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:

1) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

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